This is an infuriating watch.
Dermot Gallagher, with the personality of a door handle, seems to suggest that even if it went to VAR, VAR couldn't have made a ruling on a possible simulation.
In the event that the goal stood and VAR was checked in retrospect, he says:
"VAR can check the penalty, but they can not check the simulation."
Sorry WHAT.
It's all too complicated. It should be able to be used for all or nothing and they should be able to overrule the referee.
I'm livid. We can't use it as an excuse for our performance, no. But this could just have easily have happened in a game where we have looked like world beaters and being denied three well earned points. For me, our performance shouldn't come into it.